Collaborative Urban Landscape

 

Second grade students created a collaborative urban landscape in the style of James Rizzi as part of their study of rural, suburban and urban landscapes. Rizzi is known for creating cityscapes that feature buildings that have human characteristics like hair, arms, and faces.

Second grade students have been comparing characteristics of rural, suburban and urban landscapes. They discovered that Kalamazoo has all three of these areas. Urban areas have museums, tall buildings, and not many houses. Students decided that the area around Bronson Park and the Kalamazoo Mall could be considered urban. They discovered that suburban areas have many houses, parks and schools. They decided the area around El Sol could be considered suburban. They learned that rural areas have a lot of farms and barns. They discovered that Kalamazoo even has areas like this! If you get on the highway and drive for only 10 minutes, you will see farmland and barns!